Human Rights Campaign

Discrimination & Civil Rights · Rhode Island · Free

HRC — largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization. Workplace and municipality equality indexes, advocacy, resources. Worth contacting after being refused service, healthcare, or accommodations because you're LGBTQ+. Most discrimination organizations help draft demand letters, file complaints, and connect you with attorneys. Documenting incidents in writing the same day they happen makes any later claim much stronger. Open at no cost to LGBTQ+ Rhode Island residents and the people supporting them.

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